Biden to rejoin Paris climate agreement, revoke Trump 'Muslim ban' in first executive orders
Biden will sign more than a dozen executive orders on Wednesday aimed at combating Covid and rolling back some of Trump's directives.
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Senate confirms Avril Haines, Biden's pick to lead U.S. spy agencies
Haines, Biden's pick to lead the nation's 18 intelligence agencies, is the first woman to hold the position.
Democrats take Senate majority, sealing control of the White House and Congress
Raphael Warnock, Jon Ossoff and Alex Padilla were sworn in, giving Democrats a Senate majority after Vice President Kamala Harris' inauguration.
A tiny village in South India celebrates Vice President Kamala Harris with firecrackers and prayers
Kamala Harris, 56, is a daughter of Indian and Jamaican immigrants.
NJ governor blames Walgreens, federal government for sluggish Covid vaccine rollout
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) explains why he's blaming Walgreens and the federal government for the Garden State’s sluggish vaccine rollout.
Joe Biden is sworn in as president: 'Democracy has prevailed'
Joe Biden was inaugurated in a smaller and heavily fortified bipartisan ceremony, facing economic and health crises and he succeeds Donald Trump.
President Joe Biden rejoins the Paris climate accord in first move to tackle global warming
President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order to rejoin the U.S. into the Paris climate agreement, his first major action on global warming.
China sanctions Pompeo, O'Brien, Azar and other Trump administration officials after Biden inauguration
The crumbling relationship between Washington and Beijing intensified under the Trump administration.
United's losses mount but airline expects to surpass 2019 margins in 2023
United Airlines posted another quarterly loss and said it expects sales to continue to struggle in the first quarter.
Patrick McCaughey arrested for assaulting cop, crushing him in doorway during Trump-fueled Capitol riot
Patrick Edward McCaughey III is the latest person charged for the Capitol riot by a mob of supporters of Donald Trump opposed to the election of Joe Biden.
The Fed under Biden: New mandates, a close White House tie and big challenges ahead
All presidents watch the Fed closely, and Biden won't be an exception as he looks to get through the current crisis.
Trump pardons Anthony Levandowski, the engineer who stole self-driving car secrets from Google
Tech billionaire Peter Thiel — previously one of Trump's top allies in Silicon Valley — was among those the White House listed as supporters of Levandowski's pardon.
Netflix shares see their biggest jump in four years
The company revealed in its Q4 2020 earnings report that it was considering stock buybacks and surpassed 200 million subscribers for the first time.
Treasury yields flat after Biden's inauguration
U.S. Treasury yields were flat on Wednesday as President-elect Joe Biden was sworn into office.
Read the full letter Amazon sent to Biden offering to help with Covid-19 vaccines
Dave Clark, CEO of Amazon's worldwide consumer business, wrote a letter to President Joe Biden offering to help with the nation's Covid-19 vaccination efforts.
Assault on Capitol ‘incited by the president,’ says former DHS secretary
Former DHS secretary Janet Napolitano explains why white nationalism has become more dangerous in the past decade and why Trump 'incited' the Capitol riot.
Trump issues last-second pardon to Fox News host Jeanine Pirro's tax cheat ex-husband Al
Trump also pardoned Steve Bannon, Elliott Broidy and Lil Wayne in his last hours in office before Joe Biden became president.
Dr. Fauci to lead U.S. delegation at WHO meetings as Biden plans to reverse Trump withdrawal
Dr. Anthony Fauci is scheduled to give remarks on Thursday as the United States' head delegate for the WHO's annual executive board meetings.
Morgan Stanley beats estimates on better-than-expected Wall Street and wealth management results
Morgan Stanley reported a 51% increase in profit to $3.39 billion, or $1.81 per share, compared with the $1.27 estimate by Wall Street analysts.
Twitter creates new 'SecondGentleman' account for Kamala Harris' husband
Twitter on Wednesday confirmed that it has transitioned institutional White House accounts from the Trump administration to the Biden administration.
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